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Public Health Act of 1879
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesBureau of Public Health Act, 1879
Long titleAn Act to prevent the introduction of infectious or contagious diseases into the United States, and to establish a National Board of Health.
NicknamesNational Board of Health Act, 1879
Enacted bythe 45th United States Congress
EffectiveMarch 3, 1879
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 45–202
Statutes at Large20 Stat. 484
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 1784
  • Passed the Senate on February 24, 1879 (45-14)
  • Passed the House on March 3, 1879 (170-63, in lieu of H.R. 6500)
  • Signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes on March 3, 1879

Public Health Act of 1879 or National Board of Health Act, 1879 was a United States federal statute authorizing the creation of the National Board of Health. The Act of Congress was an appeal for a national public health organization and national quarantine system for purposes of contagious or infectious diseases discovered in nineteenth century America. The United States public law sanctioned the newly formed National Health Board and Academy of Sciences to provide reports concerning public health information with regards to the Perpetual Union or States for the purposes of;

☆ Isolation or quarantine of contagious diseases or disease outbreaks
☆ Hygiene and sanitation for domiciles or States administrative divisions as related to inland and maritime provinces

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